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Table III
Quality of the included studies.
| Author/publication date | Clearly defined study objective | Adequate description of inclusion criteria | Clearly defined protocol | Adequate statistical analysis | Clearly described main outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakarin Kitkumthorn et al. (2010) [6] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Noorieh Sharifi-Sistani et al. (2011) [7] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Amol Ramchandra Gadbail et al. (2012) [8] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Olusegun Michael Adesina et al. (2022) [10] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Zulfin Shaikh et al. (2015) [11] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Adriano Mota Loyola et al. (2016) [12] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Zhu You et al. (2019) [13] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jefferson-da Rocha Tenório et al. (2018) [14] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Uncertain | Yes |
| Abhishek Singh et al. (2020) [15] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jahanshah Salehinejad et al. (2011) [16] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Takeshi Beppu et al. (2015) [17] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Uncertain |
| Hisashi Kato et al. (2012) [18] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Alma Florescu et al. (2012) [19] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Juan-Carlos de Vicente et al. (2010) [20] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Daniela Adorno-Farias et al. (2018) [21] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Thasvir Singh et al. (2016) [22] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Adriano Mota Loyola et al. (2015) [23] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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